Session on the “AU-EU Innovation Agenda” as part of European Research and Innovation Week

The session "AU-EU Innovation Agenda: Future-oriented cooperation for the Africa-Europe Partnership" is part of the European R&I Days 2024 program and will take place in a hybrid format, in Brussels and online, on March 20, from 4:50 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. (WET). This is an initiative that is part of Research and Innovation Week 2024, organized by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, between March 18 and 21, 2024.

This session features a high-level panel of representatives from the EU and the AU, including EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine, European Commission Directors Maria Cristina Russo (DG RTD) and Hans Christian Stausboll ( DG INTPA), and AU Development Agency CEO Nardos Bekele-Thomas.

The AU-EU Innovation Agenda represents the new political pillar of R&I cooperation between Africa and Europe, based on close collaboration over the last three years under the auspices of the EU-AU High-Level Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology, and Innovation (HLPD-STI), one of the science policy dialogues in which FCT ensures Portuguese representation. Eight months after the adoption of this Agenda, this session aims to take stock of the progress made in implementing the AU-EU Innovation Agenda and to present the launch of the new Panel of Initiatives contributing to the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Framework Program, the session will also feature two success stories to illustrate the current and future impact of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.

The full program is available for consultation on the page dedicated to this session, and registration is open at: https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/52ZqLn024m4rAeKyvr3zNu/overview